Outer Banks season 4 will be released in Q3 or Q4, according to Ted Sarandos

We have some good news to share about Outer Banks season 4, courtesy of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos.

While on Netflix's Q1 earnings call on Thursday, April 18, Sarandos shared the list of highly anticipated Netflix shows returning with new seasons in 2024. He was discussing the shows that will be teased at the upfronts, which Netflix is participating in this month.

"And, they'll even be getting a longer look at what's coming up in the second half of the year, which is, again, returning seasons of Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, The Night Agent, Outer Banks, and Squid Game, our big one," Sarandos said.

Earlier this year, we'd learned that Outer Banks season 4 would premiere on Netflix sometime in 2024, but until Sarandos's comments, we didn't know when to officially expect the new season to arrive. Now, it's clear we only have a few months to wait.

Outer Banks season 4 is still filming

As for when we should be expecting Outer Banks season 4 to arrive, we're only a month into Q2. We have two months until Q3 begins, but things are moving quickly. According to reports, Outer Banks season 4 will wrap sometime later this spring, possibly in May, before moving into post-production.

Conventional thinking would lead one to believe that Netflix would push this show out in the summer. Outer Banks season 2 was a huge success when it dropped at the end of July in 2021. Unfortunately, that might be a little soon.

There's going to need to be at least four months of post-production and promotion, if we can call it that, before season 4 arrives on Netflix. If production does end in May, we could see Outer Banks season 4 premiere in September or October 2024. That's basically the best-case scenario unless they've been doing post-production on season 4 as they've been filming. It's possible, but even in that situation, there will still be a lot of work done after the cast and crew have finished production.

For now, let's hope for a September release date for Outer Banks season 4!

For the record, I also wouldn't mind an Outer Banks Christmas season. I've campaigned for a Pogue Christmas special for a long time, so let's cross our fingers!

Outer Banks cast commemorates five-year production anniversary

On May 1, 2024, the Outer Banks cast celebrated five years since the start of production on Outer Banks season 1. The series started filming on May 1, 2019. It's been a wild five years!

Chase Stokes the first share a few pics on Instagram celebrating five years of Outer Banks. He wrote, "really hard to process the last five years, but my heart is full. thank you. thank you to each and every one of you. forever grateful, forever appreciative. cheers to 5 years of doing the damn thing. p4l"

Everyone (not really everyone, just some people!) thought Stokes was sending the message as a goodbye of sorts to Outer Banks, meaning this would be the final season. That's not true! Not yet, anyway.

Netflix's official Instagram also commented, "5yrs down and a lifetime to go" with a heart emoji. I don't think this one is ending anytime soon, Pogues!

Madelyn Cline also shared a post on instagram celebrating five years with the Pogues!

We'll share more information about Outer Banks season 4 when we find out!